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Senior Manufacturing Engineer

USA, Louisville, KY💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-21 → 2026-10-01

Core

Maintain and improve physical production equipment, lead maintenance teams, and drive continuous improvement in uptime and cost controls for manufacturing areas.

Role type

Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Production/Maintenance)

Builds

Reliable manufacturing equipment and processes for high-volume appliance production

Domain

Manufacturing / Industrial Automation / Appliance Production

Required skills

PLC controls troubleshooting, electrical diagnostic skills, mechanical troubleshooting, root cause analysis, preventive maintenance planning, project management, supervisory leadership, 5S implementation, schematic reading, ladder logic programming

Preferred skills

Green Belt or Black Belt certification, union trades management experience, design/tooling background, new product launch experience

Technologies

PLCs, Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs), Ethernet communications, Vision Systems, Microsoft Suite

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership and direction to maintenance teams; execute preventive maintenance plans; troubleshoot equipment and resolve production problems; manage capital equipment purchases and specifications; drive Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and continuous improvement; train and supervise hourly maintenance employees; enforce 5S standards and safety procedures.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with supervisory responsibilities

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